A breaking news story reports that NASA will be holding a press conference on Monday 15th all about a new object (nearly the size of Pluto) whose discovery was aided by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Very appropriate news as our speaker at the March meeting last Friday was Dr Luisa Rebull from the Spitzer project.
This is the revised agenda for the Board Meeting on Sunday. Please contact Barbara Toy if you want to attend: btoy@cox.net or 714/606-1825.
For those who might be afraid you missed something by not showing up at Anza for the February Star Party, here is a representative scene (others are in the photo album). The two hard-working members shown to the side of Anza House, who were delving into the non-functional furnace instead of running around with a camera, were Don Lynn and Stephen Eubanks. It was sprinkling as well as getting dark (and cold) as they were closing things up, and started raining with enthusiasm by around 6:30. Don and Steve, by the way, both brought telescopes “just in case” I was less optimistic and just brought binoculars.
This year the ETX Special Interest Group (SIG) expanded to include all Go-To telescopes, and changed its name to the GO-TO SIG. We had the first meeting of the year on 2/16/04 in Placentia. This is the story.
OCA VP Dave Radosevich and OCA member John Kerns got the unique opportunity to stand on giant telescope mirror.
As we revisit Chris Butler’s dramatic painting of STS-107, a digital video firm in Austin Texas shares another STS-107 tribute with us.
The ETX Special Interest Group is expanding to include all Go-To type telescopes and changing its name to the GO-TO SIG.
Here’s what we plan to cover at the Board meeting this Sunday evening, 1/18, as of Saturday, 1/17 (in other words, the agenda has been revised to include some new entries). Any member is welcome to attend (we love company!), but please contact Barbara Toy (btoy@cox.net) in advance. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m., with the pre-meeting potluck starting at 5:00.
Some members will not receive the January Sirius Astronomer and OCA ballot in time for the election. The following e-mail has been set to the membership and is repeated here on the Web site.
Wally Pacholka has been honored by both TIME magazine and LIFE magazine with “Picture of the Year” selections.